Tuesday, September 29, 2009

OK so it's been a little while since i've written but I promise I haven't been lazy - I've been making stuff. This is the rowan pattern i've been trying to finish...it took a little while to complete, and before it was blocked it looked godawful but with a little bit of re-shaping i kinda like it. It still looks a little big but it's coming along. I do get quite a few comments asking whether it's hand knitted - i guess it just has that feel, it's certainly cosy. One of the cool things is that the wool used to be a blanket. Well I bought it, knitted it into a blanket and used it for a few weeks until it was decided that the wool was too moulty.....so it's been re-fashioned.

And this is the dress I've made - from a remnant piece of cotton found for £5 in a local shop. Ben reckons it's a maternity dress; i reckon it looks like a nightie...but i'm hoping pair it with some cowboy boots, maybe some chunky tights come winter and you've got yourself a fun winter dress. I wore it out a few weeks ago and it felt pretty good...maybe a bit too baggy though.

The re-fashioning thing is certainly keeping me out of the shops. I like it....maybe I'll increase my pledge next time.

as last time but i couldn't help it i love these shoes, and they got their first outing at the weekend - a car to and from the restaurant and parking across the road, and they didn't hurt my feet - yay. I love my robot shoes

It's really weird, there is a lady at work who kind of reminds me of my mum but i can't put my finger on what it is about her. Today she said completely out of the blue that I remind her of herself when i was her age, she was into the same kind of things as me...fashion, making clothes, culture, films, arts.....weird.